'Hire the curious', FutureBook told

Publishers need to hire people who are curious, and must ensure they have adequate support systems to retain staff, Orion's digital marketing director Marissa Hussey told The Bookseller's FutureBook conference. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-26 16:00:10 UTC ]
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Bookouture hires Dauman and Chimirri ahead of office move

Bookouture has hired Sphere’s Lucy Dauman and HQ’s Cara Chimirri ahead of a move to the Bloomsbury Building. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 11:24:49 UTC ]
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Orion hires Pearce as Oliver moves up in string of promotions

Orion has hired Francesca Pearce as senior publicity manager and moved Leanne Oliver up to publicity director in a string of promotions for its team. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 16:28:04 UTC ]
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All the latest production moves, hires and partnerships: July 10, 2019

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-10 14:04:36 UTC ]
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Salesforce’s Stan Sugarman on driving business values, breaking down silos and hiring for attitude

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-25 19:25:00 UTC ]
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‘Jury out’ on future impact of Intelligent Assistants, publishers told

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 06:55:52 UTC ]
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Argos hires Essence for digital and in-housing

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The Unexpected Profundity of Curious George

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[ New Yorker | 2019-06-03 09:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2019-05-30 17:37:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-29 12:20:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Research is developing touchy-feely curious robots

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[ Engadget | 2019-05-20 10:30:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors told to write under pseudonyms to fuel debut obsession, claims Harris

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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